Hydro-geology, Water Quality and Land Management in the Big Spring Basin, Clayton County, Iowa, June 1983

(1983) Hydro-geology, Water Quality and Land Management in the Big Spring Basin, Clayton County, Iowa, June 1983. University of Iowa

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Abstract

The Big Spring study was designed to provide a controlled assessment of a karst groundwater basin. This allows a more thorough understanding of the groundwater quality, the processes resulting in groundwater degradation, and evaluation of possible control measures or management practices. The Big Spring area was chosen because: 1) prior knowledge of the groundwater system in the Galena aquifer existed; 2) ICC and SCS had specific concerns with water-quality and landuse in the area; and 3) the ICC Fish Hatchery at Big Spring allowed the direct measurement of groundwater discharge from the basin, which is generally impossible in other areas.

Item Type: Departmental Report
Keywords: Iowa Counties, Investigative Reports, aeromagnetic maps, subsurface rock, gravity data, groundwater
Subjects: Natural resources and environment
Natural resources and environment > Earth sciences
Natural resources and environment > Maps and gazetteers
ID Code: 26425
Deposited By: Margaret Barr
Deposited On: 29 Jan 2018 13:30
Last Modified: 29 Jan 2018 13:30
URI: https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/26425